Steering Group

The remit of the PICANet Steering Group is to monitor the progress and ensure the quality of the scientific work of PICANet whilst encompassing the needs and views of consumers.

Current members:

First Name Surname Position Organisation Representing Member since
James Campbell Associate Director and Interim Data Protection Officer Health Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) Commissioning body for PICANet in England 2021
 Freddie Drew National Programme of Care Manager – Women & Children NHS England NHS England 2022
Andrew Fleming National Clinical Audit Manager Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre (ICNARC) Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre (ICNARC) 2017
Karina Hamilton Paediatric Programme Assistant Audit Manager National Office of Clinical Audit Republic of Ireland 2022
Michael Marsh Regional Medical Director and CCIO Higher Level Responsible Officer South West Region, Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, NHS England and NHS Improvements Chair, National Commissioner for PIC CRG 2002
Mark Peters Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care Great Ormond Street Hospital, and The Portland Hospital, London Deputy Chair of the PICANet Clinical Advisory Group 2020
Natalia Plejic HQIP PICANet Programme Manager Health Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) Commissioning body for PICANet in England 2022
Padmanabhan Ramnarayan Reader in Paediatric Critical Care Imperial College London Chair of PCCS Study Group 2022
Ruchi Sinha Consultant Paediatric Intensivist St Mary’s Hospital, London NHS England

Chair of the Clinical Reference Group

2023
Helen Stares Parent Lay Member Parents and Carers 2023
Mark Terris Consultant Anaesthetist Belfast Royal Hospital for Sick Children Northern Ireland 2008
Donna Webb Matron for Critical Care and Cardiology Leeds Childrens Hospital PCCS Nurse Managers’ Group 2021
Lucy Wheeler Parent Lay Member Parents and Carers 2011
Carli Whittaker Critical Care Educator Nottingham Children’s Hospital PCCS President 2022